The Behavioral Health unit is a 13-bed unit designed to care for adults 19 and over suffering from a range of mental illnesses. Acute inpatient psychiatric services for major depression, anxiety disorders or chronic mental illnesses are available for people in a 22-county area. The unit also provides the assessment and evaluation of patients under emergency protective custody in the 22-county area.

Most hospital stays are short, with the behavioral health unit acting as a referral source for outpatient services, referring 85-90% of patients to other agencies or offices.

For more information, please call (402)644-7461.

Chemical Dependency Program

Intensive treatment is available for youths and adults with substance abuse problems within a 60-mile radius of Norfolk. Other services include alcohol/drug education classes and evaluations, gambling assessments, adult and youth co-dependency treatment, and individual, couple and family counseling. Personnel also make presentations in surrounding communities and network with agencies like the Department of Health and Human Services, Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs), state probation, employers, clergy, SCDP programs through local and area school systems, county courts, attorneys and in-house referrals. For more information, call (402)644-7417.